Boner
Encyclopedia
Boner may refer to:
Boner is also a slang term for:
- A boning knifeBoning knifeA boning knife is a type of kitchen knife with a sharp point and narrow blade. It is used in food preparation for removing the bones of poultry, meat, and fish. Generally 12 cm to 17 cm in length it features a very narrow blade...
, a narrow knife for removing bones from meat, poultry or fish - A United States Department of Agriculture carcass gradeCarcass gradePrices for cull cows are based on their USDA carcass grade or their expected carcass grade. The most common grades, in order of worst to best, are: lean , breaker , breaker and boner ....
for slaughter cattle - Richard "Boner" Stabone, a recurring character on the TV series Growing Pains
- Boner RecordsBoner RecordsBoner Records is a Berkeley, California based independent record label, run by Tom Flynn. They have released recordings by Fang , Verbal Abuse, MDC, Boneless Ones, Duh, Steel Pole Bath Tub, The Melvins, The Warlock Pinchers, Hell's Kitchen, and Superconductor, among others.-The Melvins:*Bullhead...
, a California based independent label - Boner's ArkBoner's ArkBoner's Ark was an American comic strip created by Mort Walker, also the creator of Beetle Bailey. Walker debuted the strip under the pseudonym "Addison" on March 11, 1968. The title is a reference to Noah's Ark of Abrahamic religions....
, a comic strip about a sailing ship filled with animals - The Boner Awards feature on Radio From HellRadio From HellRadio From Hell is an American radio program broadcast weekday mornings on Salt Lake City, Utah's KXRK 96.3FM, simulcast via a live internet audio stream, and available as an iTunes podcast or downloadable MP3...
, a morning radio show on Salt Lake City-based X96 - Bill BonerBill BonerWilliam Hill "Bill" Boner is a Tennessee educator and former Democratic politician. He was the third mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, serving from 1987 to 1991. He served in the U.S...
, former mayor of Nashville - John Henry BonerJohn Henry BonerJohn Henry Boner , was an American editor and poet.Boner was born in Salem's. Moravian community. He was educated locally, and at the age of thirteen, he was apprenticed to a newspaper office. In 1865, he started his own Salem newspaper, but by then Boner had become affiliated with the Republican...
, a North Carolina poet
Boner is also a slang term for:
- An erectionErectionPenile erection is a physiological phenomenon where the penis becomes enlarged and firm. Penile erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, vascular and endocrine factors, and is usually, though not exclusively, associated with sexual arousal...
of the penis - A ZamboniIce resurfacerAn ice resurfacer is a truck-like vehicle or smaller device used to clean and smooth the surface of an ice rink. The first ice resurfacer was developed by Frank J. Zamboni in 1949 in the city of Paramount, California...
ice resurfacing vehicle operator - A tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- A trombonist
- A blooperBlooperA blooper, also known as an outtake or boner is a short sequence of a film or video production, usually a deleted scene, containing a mistake made by a member of the cast or crew. It also refers to an error made during a live radio or TV broadcast or news report, usually in terms of misspoken words...
, a small mistake having an amusing effect - A blunderBlunderA blunder is a particularly bad mistake. Specific instances include:* Blunder , a very poor move in chess* Hopetoun Blunder, an event in Australian history.* Brand blunder, in marketing.* Draft blunder, in American sports....
, a spectacularly bad or embarrassing mistake (e.g. Merkle's Boner) - In the United States and Canada, "boner" is common where "howlerHowler (error)Howler, in the main sense this article deals with, is a glaring blunder, typically an amusing one.The word howler is variously used. Some usages are seen as correct English, others as slang...
" is preferred in the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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